Inserts a new segment at the end of the freeform that's being created, and adds the nodes that define the segment. You can use this method as many times as you want to add nodes to the freeform you're creating. When you finish adding nodes, use the method to create the freeform you've just defined. To add nodes to a freeform after it is been created, use the method of the collection.

Syntax

expression.AddNodes(SegmentType, EditingType, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3)

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
SegmentType Required The type of segment to be added.
EditingType Required The editing property of the vertex. If SegmentType is msoSegmentLine, EditingType must be msoEditingAuto.
X1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
Y1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
X2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
X3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the endpoint of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Example

This example adds a freeform with five vertices to the first slide in the active presentation.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) With myDocument.Shapes.BuildFreeform(msoEditingCorner, 360, 200) .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingCorner, _ X1:=380, Y1:=230, X2:=400, Y2:=250, X3:=450, Y3:=300 .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ X1:=480, Y1:=200 .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ X1:=480, Y1:=400 .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _ X1:=360, Y1:=200 .ConvertToShape End With
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